Display box



N. SCANDORE Aug. 2, 1949.

DISPLAY BOX Filed April 16, 1949 INVENTORI ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 2,1949 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE DISPLAY BOX Nicholas Scandore, Brooklyn,N. Y.

Application April 16, 1949, Serial No. 87,881

3 Claims.

The subject matter of this invention has to do with a display box andmore particularly is concerned with a serviceable and practicalcontainer having a hinged lid secured to the rear wall of the box andcarrying a transparent window to permit viewing of the contents withinthe box While the lid is closed and to permit when raised convenient anddirect access to the contents within the box. The object of theinvention resides in the provision of a depending fold carrying aswingable lid and a pivoted advertising panel. Another object isrealized in effectively interposing the depending fold between spacedsides of the box prior to securing the fold to the rear wall thereof.Another specific object has to do with a depending fold including frontand rear components integral with and swingably carrying the lid andpanel respectively. Other important objects and salient advantages willappear from the following detailed specification considered with theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the display box according to oneembodiment of my invention illustrating in the hinged lid or coverclosed on the box and the advertising but foldable panel in an uprightviewable position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of Fig. 1 but with combined lid and paneldetached from the box.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line l4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a slightly modified box in accordancewith the invention, and

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-45 of Fig. 5.

In the embodiment according to Figs. 1 to 4, the box B is ofconventional rectangular form for holding confectionery or otherarticles. Lid or cover L telescopes only over the sides and front wallof the box and is provided with the transparent window W to permitinspection of the contents even though the lid is fully seated or closedas illustrated in Fig. l.

Integrally merged with the depending rear flange RW of the rim R of thelid and folded thereagainst in continuous fiatwise relation is the lowermargin LM in turn integral with upper swingable panel or flap P. Thecrease line CL permits the panel P to be swung relative to the lowermargin LM which in fact is an intervenor between the pan-e1 and the rearflange or wall RW of the depending rim R. This flange RW although a partof the lid has its ends RE disconnected or free of the rear ends of thesides SR of the lid. It follows that the intervenor LM and rear flangeRW constitute complementary portions or components of a dependingU-shaped fold generally designated F adapted to be readily inserted atthe rear and Within the box between the spaced sides S of the box andthereafter secured against the rear wall WL by wire staples WS as iswell understood. To facilitate tilting of the lid towards or away fromthe box crease line CRL is provided at the confluence of the rear flangeor component RW of the lid and the forwardly projecting lip LPconstituting the rear flank of the cover.

With the fold F fastened to the rear wall WL, the lid may be quicklylifted away from the front wall FW of the box, that is, swung upwardlyrelative to the fixed fold F to provide access to the interior of thebox without disturbing the upright position of the swingable panel Pwhich may carry appropriate advertising. During shipment, panel P isswung downwardly to bear flatwise against the closed lid L to conservespace.

Briefly recapitulating, fold F is integral with the lid and panel and infact when secured may be considered as depending from the overhanginglip or member LP of the lid and also from the hinged panel and whenfastened to the rear wall WL of the box by the staples WS, thecomponents, namely, flange RW and the intervenor LM are in juxtapositionand secured together against expansion.

In the form according to Figs. 5 and 6 the lid L' is fully transparentand preferably formed of a cellulose acetate but its rear part isfastened by transparent glue G on the top face of the forwardlyprojecting lip or ledge LP integral with the front component or flangeRW' of the fold F. In other aspects the form according to Figs. 5 and 6is along the lines of the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-4 except inFigs. 5 and 6 front depending flange FD has its ends also severed fromthe depending sides SR. of the lid. In Figs. 1 and 2 the hinged lip LPof course is integral with the lid L and for purposes of specificationmay also be considered as a, forwardly extending member swingablerelative to the fixed fold F as in the case of the forwardly extendingswingable lip LP forwardly overhanging the fastened fold F.

Various changes may be made in details of construction and arrangementof parts Without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof inherent therein.

I claim:

1. In combination, a box having a rear wall, a

U-shaped depending fold comprising front' and rear juxtapositionedcomponents inserted within said box adjacent to said wall, a panel aboveand integrally merged with the upper part of said rear component, meanssecuring said components together and said fold to said rear wall, a lidfor removably covering said box, a member integral with and carried atthe rear part of said lid and forwardly overhanging the upper part ofsaid front component and integral therewith, a crease line at thejunction of said panel and rear component to provide for swinging ofsaid panel relative to said lid, and a crease line at the confluence ofsaid member and said front component to allow hinged displacement ofsaid lid away from or towords said box.

2. In combination, a box having a rear transverse wall, a dependingU-shaped fold comprising front and rear juxtapositioned componentsinserted within said box adjacent to said Wall, a panel above andintegrally merged with the upper part of said rear component, meanssecuring said components together and said fold to said rear wall, a lidfor removably covering said box and including an opening, a memberintegral with and carried at the rear part of said lid and forwardlyoverhanging the upper part of said front component and integraltherewith, a crease line at the junction of said panel and rearcomponent to provide for swinging of said panel relative to said lid, acrease line at the confluence of said member and said front component toallow hinged displacement 01 said lid away from or said box, and atransparent window carried by said lid and member and covering saidopening.

3. In combination, a box having a rear wall, a depending U-shaped foldcomprising front and rear juxtapositioned components inserted withinsaid box adjacent .to said wall, a panel above and integrally mergedwith the upper part of said rear component, means securing saidcomponents together and said fold to said rear wall, a swingable memberintegral with nd forwardly overhanging the upper part of said frontcomponent, a transparent lid for covering said box and having a rearpart secured to said member, a crease line at the junction of said paneland rear component to provide for swinging of said panel relative tosaid lid, and a crease line at the confluence of said member and frontcomponent to allow hinged displacement of said lid away from or towardssaid box.

NICHOLAS SCANDORE.

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